Michael Rooker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Michael Rooker Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 05, 2025
Attributed to Michael Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) A family beneath a ruined archway, watercolour, 16 x 20.5cm
Est: £200 - £300
Attributed to Michael Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) A family beneath a ruined archway, watercolour, 16 x 20.5cm
Mallams
Nov. 20, 2024
Michael Angelo Rooker, ARA, British 1746-1801- View of Llanthony Abbey; graphite, grey and blue
Est: £400 - £600
Michael Angelo Rooker, ARA, British 1746-1801- View of Llanthony Abbey; graphite, grey and blue ink and wash on paper, inscribed 'Llanthony Abbey' verso, 24.1 x 42.2 cm. Provenance: with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London. Private Collection, UK. Note: Rooker received training from his father, the artist Edward Rooker (c.1712-1774), alongside the landscape artist Paul Sandby (1731-1809). Rooker's skill as an architectural painter, for which he was best known, was likely further informed by his experience as a scene painter at the Haymarket Theatre, allowing him to depict streets and their surrounding buildings with convincing detail and depth. In 1788, he began to make annual tours of the country, producing a large number of watercolours and a few oil paintings of famous abbeys, architectural ruins and public buildings. Another drawing of Llanthony Abbey by Rooker sold at Sotheby's, Glamorgan, on 19 October 1999 (lot 4).
Roseberys
Jun. 20, 2024
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (British 1747-1801). Kenil
Est: £600 - £1,000
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (British 1747-1801). Kenilworth Castle, monochrome watercolour over pencil, signed lower left, 23 x 27.5cm. Framed and glazed Provenance: Sotheby's 10 November 1994, with the Leger Galleries 1995. Under glass, good overall appearance.
Ewbank's
Jun. 28, 2023
Michael Angelo Rooker (British, 1747-1801) An Italianate landscape with a temple and a ruined building
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Michael Angelo Rooker (British, 1747-1801) An Italianate landscape with a temple and a ruined building signed 'MRooker' (lower left) oil on canvas 71.5 x 91.5cm (28 1/8 x 36in).
Bonhams
Apr. 25, 2023
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A. (BRITISH, 1746-1801) - DESIGN FOR A STAGE SET: THE GALLERIED STERN OF A SHIP IN DRY DOCK
Est: £250 - £350
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A. (BRITISH, 1746-1801) - DESIGN FOR A STAGE SET: THE GALLERIED STERN OF A SHIP IN DRY DOCK MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A. (BRITISH, 1746-1801) Design for a stage set: the galleried stern of a ship in dry dock Pen, ink and wash: squared in pencil for transfer 8 x 7½ in. (20 x 19cm.) Fine overall condition.
Charles Miller Ltd
Mar. 29, 2023
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, ARA, BRITISH 1746-1801- OXFORD: A STONEMASON'S YARD AND THE CHAPEL OF MERT
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Michael Angelo Rooker, ARA, British 1746-1801- Oxford: A Stonemason's yard and the Chapel of Merton College; oil on canvas, 57 x 69.4 cm. Exhibited: London, John Mitchell & Son, 1961. Note: Patrick Connor, author of 'Michael Angelo Rooker ARA 1746-1801' (V & A, 1984) has confirmed the authenticity of the present work. Rooker received training from his father, the artist Edward Rooker (c.1712-1774), alongside the landscape artist Paul Sandby (1731-1809). Rooker's skill as an architectural painter, for which he was best known, was likely further informed by his experience as a scene painter at the Haymarket Theatre, allowing him to depict streets and their surrounding buildings with convincing detail and depth. In 1788, he began to make annual tours of the country, producing a large number of watercolours and a few oil paintings of famous abbeys, architectural ruins and public buildings. The present work, dating to c.1775, illustrates his preoccupation with romantic, dilapidated facades, the bustling activity of the stonemasons among the rubble contrasting with the pristine tower of the chapel of Merton College beyond.
Roseberys
Mar. 02, 2023
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (BRITISH 1743-1801), BUILDWAS ABBEY
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (BRITISH 1743-1801)BUILDWAS ABBEY, SHROPSHIRE Inscribed `Buildwas Abbey/M.Rooker,/Jno. Newington Hughes Esqr./No.36' (on the reverse)Oil on canvas50 x 65cm (19½ x 25½ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 24, 2022
MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER, A.R.A. (LONDON 1743-1801) The ruins of Leiston Ab
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER, A.R.A. (LONDON 1743-1801) The ruins of Leiston Abbey, Suffolk pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on paper 12 1/4 x 10 3/8in. (31 x 26.4 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 24, 2022
MICHEL ANGELO ROOKER (BRITISH 1743-1801) BRIDGE OVER THE USK, MONMOUTHSHIRE
Est: £400 - £600
MICHEL ANGELO ROOKER (BRITISH 1743-1801) BRIDGE OVER THE USK, MONMOUTHSHIRE Grisaille (18cm x 25.5cm (7in x 10in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 28, 2021
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, ENGLISH ARCHITECTURAL SCENE
Est: $500 - $700
Michael Angelo Rooker (British, 1743-1801). "The Chapel of St. Petronilla, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk" -circa 1796, en grisaille ink wash and watercolor. Inscribed lower right "St. Petronilla, Chapel Bury St. Edmonds". Approx. 18" x 20.75" (frame), 9" x 12" (sheet).
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jan. 17, 2021
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, ENGLISH ARCHITECTURAL SCENE
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michael Angelo Rooker (British, 1743-1801). "The Chapel of St. Petronilla, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk" -circa 1796, en grisaille ink wash and watercolor. Inscribed lower right "St. Petronella, Chapel Bury St. Edmonds". Approx. 18" x 20.75"(frame), 9" x 12" (sheet)
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 17, 2020
Michael Angelo Rooker (London 1747-1801) Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Michael Angelo Rooker (London 1747-1801) Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire signed and dated 'MARooker/1790' (on rock, lower left, M and A in ligature) oil on canvas 71.3 x 90.6cm (28 1/16 x 35 11/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 01, 2020
Micheal Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) 'Part of Pevensey Castle' and 'Strand Gate, Winchelsea' 13 x 16.5in.
Est: £500 - £700
Micheal Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) pair of oils on canvas ''Part of Pevensey Castle'' and ''Strand Gate, Winchelsea'' Frost and Reed Gallery label verso 13 x 16.5in.
Gorringes
Dec. 03, 2019
Micheal Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) 'Part of Pevensey Castle' and 'Strand Gate, Winchelsea' 13 x 16.5in.
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Micheal Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) pair of oils on canvas ''Part of Pevensey Castle'' and ''Strand Gate, Winchelsea'' Frost and Reed Gallery label verso 13 x 16.5in.
Gorringes
Dec. 12, 2018
Rooker (Follower of Michael "Angelo", 1746-1801) A collection of 32 fine watercolours of British and Continental landscapes, 1801-1814 (30).
Est: £500 - £700
Rooker (Follower of Michael "Angelo", 1746-1801) A collection of 32 fine watercolours of British and Continental landscapes, watercolours, some with touches of bodycolour, one initialled 'B.H.', others variously dated between '1801' and '1814', all on wove paper uniformly presented on oatmeal paper mounts with single ruled brown ink borderline, various sizes, each approx. 130 x 190 mm. (5 1/8 x 7 1/2 in), loosely held together in blue paper wrappers, 1801-1814 (30).
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 10, 2018
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (Londres, 1743-1801) Paisaje con granja y campesino oleo sobre Lienzo de 65.5 x 82 cm. Firmado y con fecha, parcialmente ilegible. Rooker fué un pintor de arquitecturas y paisajes, ilustrador, grabador y destacado acuarelista.
Est: -
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (London, 1743-1801) Paisaje con granja y campesino. Oil on Canvas of 65.5 x 82 cm. Signed and dated, partially illegible. Rooker was a painter of architectures and landscapes, illustrator, engraver and outstanding watercolorist.
Sala Retiro Subastas
Jul. 18, 2018
* Rooker (Michael Angelo, 1743-1801). Studies of armour, costume and grotesques,
Est: £300 - £400
pen and brown or grey ink on laid paper, a few with wash, depicting grotesque heads, classical helmets and armour, and a Roman tunic, 14 individual small studies in total, all laid on to a dark blue painted sheet of paper, with outer gilt edge, the whole sheet laid down on thick 18th century laid paper, with an additional pale orange wash wide outer border, inscribed in a contemporary hand in brown ink to lower left 'Michael Angello Rooker', some white discolouration to the blue background, and soiling to outer edges, sheet size 38 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9.6 ins), backing sheet size 47 x 32 cm (18.5 x 12.5 ins), collector's mark in brown ink to top margin ED (or BD with the B reversed) with a vase motif and No 229 (all within a circle) - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Apr. 25, 2018
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (Londres, 1743-1801) Paisaje con granja y campesino
Est: -
Oil on canvas of 65.5 x 82 cm. Signed and dated, partially layered. Rooker was a painter of architectures and landscapes, illustrator, engraver and outstanding watercolorist.
Sala Retiro Subastas
Feb. 28, 2018
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (1743-1801) The ruins of an abbey, signed, watercol
Est: £800 - £1,200
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (1743-1801) The ruins of an abbey, signed, watercolour, 31 x 26.5cm Prov. With John Baskett, 173 New Bond Street, London
Mallams
Nov. 19, 2015
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER (1743-1801)
Est: £400 - £600
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER (1743-1801) 'Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight', pen, ink and watercolour, 10 x 15cm
Mallams
Jun. 26, 2015
Views of Oxford by Joseph John Skelton (4pcs)
Est: $400 - $600
Views of Oxford by Joseph John Skelton (British, 1783-1871) THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST CHURCH, FROM THE DEAN'S GARDEN THE ENTRANCE TO TRINITY COLLEGE UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (each after Michael Angelo Rooker, 1746-1801) and another by Daumont, UNIVERSITATIS AC COLLEGIORUM PROSPECTUS OXDORDICE color engravings, framed size H22" W27" (4pcs) Provenance: Estate of Marie Pappenheimer Platter
Charlton Hall
Mar. 11, 2015
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER 'A Perspective View of the
Est: £80 - £120
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER 'A Perspective View of the New Gate at Christchurch', engraving for the Oxford Almanack 1781, 31 x 44cm; two engraved views of Oxford by C.O. Murray; eight fashion plates framed in four; and an oval engraving after J.R. Smith titled 'Contemplating the Picture' (9)
Mallams
Oct. 01, 2014
ROOKER, Michael Angelo (British 1743-1801)
Est: $100 - $300
ROOKER, Michael Angelo (British 1743-1801) 'Priory...' Acquired by Morley in London 1957, inscribed in pencil 'Rooker,' lower left below image, and titled indistinctly lower right. W/Clr 25x36cm
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 10, 2013
CIRCLE OF MICHAEL `ANGELO' ROOKER (ENGLISH,
Est: £600 - £800
CIRCLE OF MICHAEL `ANGELO' ROOKER (ENGLISH, 1746-1801) MARYLEBONE MANOR, LONDON, AS A SCHOOL watercolour over pencil with original mount (unframed) 25cm x 35.5cm; 9 3/4in x 14in The building was destroyed by fire in 1792.
Olympia Auctions
Dec. 04, 2012
Michael Angelo Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1746-1801)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Michael Angelo Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1746-1801) A view of Monmouth with the church of St Mary's, bathers in the foreground oil on canvas, unframed 17 3/8 x 21½ in. (44.3 x 54.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 10, 2012
Michael Angelo Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1746-1801)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Michael Angelo Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1746-1801) A view of Monmouth with the church of St Mary's, bathers in the foreground oil on canvas, unframed 17 3/8 x 21½ in. (44.3 x 54.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 24, 2011
MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER, ATTRIBUTED (English 1746-1801) Four landscapes, watercolor, unsigned. Contained in French matted gilt frames under glass. Condition: one depicting ruins has repair in sky at upper left, others with rippling to paper, not
Est: $400 - $600
MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER, ATTRIBUTED (English 1746-1801) Four landscapes, watercolor, unsigned. Contained in French matted gilt frames under glass. Condition: one depicting ruins has repair in sky at upper left, others with rippling to paper, not examined out of frames. Dimensions: 3 3/4'' X 5 3/4'', frames 11 3/8'' X 13''. Provenance: Collection of Graham Shearing.
Dargate Auction Galleries
Jul. 07, 2011
MICHAEL 'ANGELO' ROOKER A.R.A.
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
LONDON 1746-1801 PROMENADING FIGURES, SHREWSBURY Grey wash over pencil, heightened with black and grey ink, original wash-line mount, unframed; signed in black ink, lower left: MRooker 278 by 371 mm
Sotheby's
Jan. 25, 2011
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A
Est: $3,500 - $5,500
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A 1743-1801 UNCLE TOBY AND THE CORPORAL signed and dated MRooker Delin 1775 lower left watercolor over pencil. Together with Circle of Paul Sandby, Seated Women with a Child and Dog , watercolor wash over pencil on paper. 2 works. the first 5 1/4 by 3 1/8 in.; the second 1 5/8 by 2 in. 13.4 by 7.8 cm; 4.3 by 5.1 cm
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2010
Michael Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) Shoreham Church, Sussex, 10.25 x 14.75in.
Est: £200 - £300
Michael Angelo Rooker (1743-1801) watercolour, ink and grey wash, Shoreham Church, Sussex, signed and inscribed verso, 10.25 x 14.75in.
Gorringes
Jul. 07, 2010
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1743-1801)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1743-1801) The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine with inscription 'Interior of the Pantheon Oxford St with B Wilson performing experiments with Electrical machines' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard) pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on paper, watermark 'I PORTAL' 9¼ x 12¼ in. (23.5 x 31.1 cm.); sold with the engraving by J. Basire entitled 'A View of the Apparatus and part of the Great Cylinder in the Pantheon', the frontispiece for Wilson's book, 'An Account of the Experiments made at the Pantheon on the Nature and Use of Conductors', London, 1778 (2)
Christie's
Mar. 09, 2010
Circle of Michael Angelo Rooker 1743-1801- Ruin by
Est: £200 - £300
Circle of Michael Angelo Rooker 1743-1801- Ruin by a river shore; pencil grey/black ink and wash, 18x26.5cm., (mounted (unframed)
Roseberys
Oct. 28, 2009
Michel Angelo Rooker (British, 1743-1801) All Saints Church, Warwick
Est: £800 - £1,200
All Saints Church, Warwick signed M. Rooker (lower left), watercolour, 23 x 17cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 05, 2008
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A , 1743-1801 Travellers by a ruined castle watercolour over pencil
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
signed l.l.: M Rooker watercolour over pencil
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2007
Battle Abbey Gate, Sussex ; and Casars Tower and Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
MICHEAL 'ANGELO' ROOKER, A.R.A (BRITISH, 1743-1801) Battle Abbey Gate, Sussex; and Casars Tower and Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire The first signed 'MR (linked)ooker' (lower right); the second signed 'MR (linked)ooker' (lower left) watercolour 15 1/8 x 22¼ in. (38.4 x 56.5 cm.) a pair (2)
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2006
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A 1743-1801
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
VARIOUS PROPERTIES ST. MARY'S CHURCH, MONMOUTH measurements note 44 by 55 cm., 17¼ by 21½ in. oil on canvas, unframed NOTE Rooker made annual sketching tours from about 1788 - as reported to Farington 'in the Summer Season ... Sometimes He walks 18 miles a day'. Landscapes from these were exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy until his death, and amongst these are large groups of Welsh landscapes including a number of views in Monmouthshire.
Sotheby's
Nov. 23, 2006
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER, A.R.A 1743-1801
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY A TROPICAL LANDSCAPE, POSSIBLY SOUTH AMERICAN 18 by 24.3 cm., 7 1/4 by 9 1/4 in. signed l.r.: MRooker watercolour over pencil PROVENANCE Maria Groome NOTE This newly recorded Rooker drawing will have been drawn from the sketches of a traveller in Central or South America, in order to be engraved for an illustration.
Sotheby's
Nov. 16, 2006
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1746-1801)
Est: £800 - £1,200
An illustration to 'The Life of Tristram Shandy': Trim reading the Sermon with inscription 'M.A. Rooker' (on the wash-line border, overmounted) pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour with gum arabic 4 7/8 x 3 in. (12.4 x 7.6 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 05, 2006
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1746-1801)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Haymaking near Pevensey Castle, Sussex signed 'M Rooker' (lower right) pencil and watercolour 9 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25 x 33.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2006
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1743-1801)
Est: £600 - £900
A peaceful river landscape signed with initials 'MR' (lower left) pencil, grey wash and watercolour 9 1/4 x 16 in. (23.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 28, 2005
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1743-1801)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
A peaceful river landscape signed with initials 'MR' (lower left) pencil, grey wash and watercolour 9 1/4 x 16 in. (23.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 30, 2005
ANOTHER PROPERTY MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER 1743-1801 A CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
signed with monogram l.l. and dated: 1781 pen and grey ink and watercolour over pencil on laid paper PROVENANCE R.E.S. Willison CATALOGUE NOTE In 1780 Rooker was elected to the status of Associate of the Royal Academy. He was among the first group of painters, sculptors and engineers, sixteen in all, to be elected to this rank. The present watercolour is an early work by him, demonstrating through his controlled pen work and delicate colouring echoes of the work of his drawing master, Paul Sandby. The careful draughtsmanship also betrays his initial training as an engraver
Sotheby's
Jun. 29, 2005
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (1743-1801)
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Woodcutters at Harrow-on-the-Hill signed 'M Rooker' (lower right) pencil and watercolour 11 x 14 1/4 in. (28 x 36.2 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 09, 2004
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (British, 1743-1801)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Fonell Hall, Yorkshire signed 'M. Rooker' l.l. watercolour 21 x 31 cm. (8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Bonhams